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"Greg" <not@thisaddress.com> wrote in message
> I agree with your endo about the use of HCG as well as testosterone
> shots. I'm sure he told you about the problems. Sure, they would
> probably get the job done, but in the case of HCG, the un reimbursed
> cost is again an issue (like HGH replacement). If you were planning on
> fathering another child you might want to try it under the supervision
> of a reproductive endocrinologist. HCG WILL help you keep your testicle
> volume up - but unless your doing some kind of modelling, or
> exceptionally worried about what you look like in the health club locker
> room . . . Now about the shots: they are definitely cheaper, but I
> would rather keep a steady level instead of the up and down of the
> shots. If the transdermal delivery still doesn't result in acceptable
> levels after you max out on the dosage, then you may have no
> alternative.
I had a vasectomy and am 65 so there is little likelyhood of my
becoming a father again. My understanding of HCG dose when given
as a testosterone stimulant to replace the LH that I am not producing
is 1500 IU per week. The HCG costs about $40 per 10,000 IU
so the cost is less than $20 per month. The objections my endocrinologist
mentioned were cost and its use should be monitored. All TRT should
be monitored and cost did not seem excessive. I thought it seemed
like a more natural method. Tell me what I am missing. I am not a
model and do not care about what others think of me so that is not
an issue. His objection to the shots was the uneven levels. That
seems vaild. Are there other issues that I am missing?
> Keep us posted. I'll be most interested in your adrenal function
> results as well as your testosterone levels (free and total) after the
> increased dosage.
It would be nice if the problem was as simple as adrenal function.
His solution to that is cortisone. Since my symptoms are not
all that bad I have decided not to pursue the gel unless things
get much worse. I was concerned about the rise in PSA and
cholesterol with no change in testosterone. Sometimes the
cure is worse than the ailment.
The adrenal function tests results come in a week and a half.
I will post. Thanks for the help.
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